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Black History Month

Race and the American Story book cover

A More Perfect Telling of the American Story

ARHU Dean Stephanie Shonekan Co-authors New Book That Proposes Novel Approach to Confronting Racism in America

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rendering of William Edmondson Homesite

Bringing a Southern City’s Buried Black History to Light

Architecture Researcher Helps Community Group Preserve, Plan Interpretive Park at Sculptor’s Homesite

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"David C. Driskell and Friends: Creativity, Collaboration and Friendship" gallery

Center of the Circle

New Driskell Center Exhibit Showcases Pioneering Artist’s Personal Relationships With Peers

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Ernest Wilson laughs with other interviewees

Stories of Resilience in the Face of Segregation

New UMD Video Series Documents African American Life During Jim Crow

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Kia Corthron portrait and “Tempestuous Elements” program cover

The Most Important Black Educator You've Never Heard Of

Alum's New Play Premieres at Arena Stage

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tap dancers perform on brightly colored stage

Performance to ‘Tap’ Afro-Brazilian Roots of Dance

The Clarice to Host Joyful History Lesson

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Miles of Style book cover

Alum’s New Book Celebrates Black Style Icon

‘Miles of Style’ Honors Eunice Johnson, Woman Behind Ebony Magazine and Fashion Fairs

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collage of Malcolm X, David C. Driskell, dancers performing, Gwendolyn Brooks and R. Nathaniel Dett

5 African American Works of Art Everyone Should Know

From Pulitzer Prize-winning Poetry to Renowned Modern Dance, Faculty Experts Share Their Picks

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Thurgood Marshall, Jr. (center) accepts a framed pair of photos of his father and the newly named Thurgood Marshall Hall from UMD President Darryll J. Pines (left), student speaker Shivani Sidh ’25, University System of Maryland Chancellor Jay A. Perman, Maryland Gov. Wes Moore, Senior Vice President and Provost Jennifer King Rice, and School of Public Policy Dean Robert Orr.

UMD Celebrates Naming of Thurgood Marshall Hall

School of Public Policy Building Now Honors Late Civil Rights Lawyer and Former U.S. Supreme Court Justice

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archival photo of red and white Shuttle-UMD bus

‘Quite a Ride’

Looking Back at Shuttle-UM’s Beginnings as Service Celebrates 50th Anniversary

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student speaker speaks at the podium at the Agora dedication ceremony

A New Space for ‘Camaraderie and Bonding’

Members of National Pan-Hellenic Council, Multicultural Greek Council Celebrate Agora’s Opening

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Thurgood Marshall shown with other civil rights activists

School of Public Policy Building to Be Named for Thurgood Marshall

Announcement Recognizes Role of Late Civil Rights Lawyer, Supreme Court Justice in Desegregating UMD and Nation’s Schools

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